Acts 2:24

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But God raised Him from the dead, freeing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on Him.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὃν ὁ Θεὸς ἀνέστησεν, λύσας τὰς ὠδῖνας τοῦ θανάτου: καθότι οὐκ ἦν δυνατὸν κρατεῖσθαι αὐτὸν ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

Whom the Theos anestēsen, lusas the ōdinas of the thanatou: because not ēn dunaton krateisthai him by it.

Grammar Details

• *Theos*: nominative, masculine, singular - God
• *anestēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - raised up
• *lusas*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having loosed/released
• *ōdinas*: accusative, feminine, plural - pains/birth pains/agony
• *thanatou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of death
• *ēn*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was
• *dunaton*: nominative, neuter, singular - possible
• *krateisthai*: present passive infinitive - to be held/controlled

Word Meanings

• *anestēsen*: raised up/resurrected/brought back to life
• *lusas*: loosing/releasing/freeing/untying
• *ōdinas*: pains/agonies/birth pangs/throes
• *thanatou*: death/mortality
• *dunaton*: possible/capable/able
• *krateisthai*: to be held/controlled/restrained/kept

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  whom{G3739} God{G2316} raised up,{G450} having loosed{G3089} the pangs{G5604} of death:{G2288} because{G2530} it was{G2258} not{G3756} possible{G1415} that{G2902} he{G846} should be holden{G2902} of{G5259} it.{G846}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Whom{G3739} God{G2316} hath raised up{G450}{(G5656)}, having loosed{G3089}{(G5660)} the pains{G5604} of death{G2288}: because{G2530} it was{G2258}{(G5713)} not{G3756} possible{G1415} that he{G846} should be holden{G2902}{(G5745)} of{G5259} it{G846}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  whom God hath raysed vp and lowsed the sorowes of deeth because it was vnpossible that he shuld be holden of it.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  who God hath raysed vp, and lowsed the sorowes of death, for so moch as it was vnpossyble that he shulde be holden of it.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Whome God hath raised vp, and loosed the sorrowes of death, because it was vnpossible that he should be holden of it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Whom God hath raised vp, and loosed the sorowes of death, because it was vnpossible, that he shoulde be holden of it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  whom God did raise up, having loosed the pains of the death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But God gave him back to life, having made him free from the pains of death because it was not possible for him to be overcome by it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But God raised him up, having released him from the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held in its power.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 2:32 : 32 This Jesus God has raised up, and we are all witnesses of it.
• 1 Cor 6:14 : 14 God has both raised the Lord and will also raise us up by His power.
• 2 Cor 4:14 : 14 We know that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you.
• Eph 1:20 : 20 which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
• Col 2:12 : 12 Having been buried with him in baptism, you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
• Heb 13:20 : 20 Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,
• 1 Pet 1:21 : 21 Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
• 1 Thess 1:10 : 10 And to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.
• Gal 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle—not sent from men or by human agency, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—
• Acts 17:31 : 31 For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.
• Rom 4:24 : 24 but also for us, to whom it will be credited—to those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
• Rom 6:4 : 4 Therefore, we were buried with Him by baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
• Rom 8:11 : 11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who lives in you.
• Acts 13:30 : 30 But God raised Him from the dead.
• Acts 3:15 : 15 You killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. We are witnesses of this.
• Acts 3:26 : 26 When God raised up His servant, Jesus, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.
• John 10:18 : 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have the authority to lay it down and the authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.
• Rom 10:9 : 9 If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
• Rom 14:9 : 9 For this reason Christ died, returned to life, and rose again, so that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
• Heb 2:14 : 14 Since the children share in flesh and blood, He too likewise partook of the same, so that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death—that is, the devil.
• Rev 1:18 : 18 'the living One. I was dead, but look, I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.'
• 1 Cor 15:12 : 12 Now if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
• 1 Cor 15:15 : 15 Furthermore, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we have testified against God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised.
• Acts 13:33-34 : 33 He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second Psalm, 'You are My Son; today I have begotten You.' 34 And concerning the fact that He raised Him from the dead, no longer to return to corruption, He said, 'I will give you the holy and faithful promises made to David.'
• Acts 13:37 : 37 But He whom God raised did not see decay.
• Rom 8:34 : 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
• John 10:35 : 35 If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be broken—
• John 12:39 : 39 This is why they were unable to believe, because Isaiah also said:
• John 20:9 : 9 For they still did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.
• Acts 1:16 : 16 “Brothers, it was necessary for the Scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who served as a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
• Acts 4:10 : 10 'let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that it is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.'
• Acts 10:40-41 : 40 but God raised Him up on the third day and allowed Him to be seen— 41 not by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
• Ps 116:3-4 : 3 The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of Sheol came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow. 4 Then I called on the name of the Lord: 'O Lord, please save my life!'
• Ps 116:16 : 16 O Lord, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant; you have freed me from my chains.
• Isa 25:8 : 8 He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The LORD has spoken.
• Isa 26:19 : 19 Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
• Isa 53:10 : 10 Yet it was the Lord's will to crush him and cause him to suffer. When you make his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.
• Hos 13:14 : 14 I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death. Death, where are your plagues? Sheol, where is your destruction? Compassion will be hidden from my eyes.
• Matt 27:63 : 63 They said, 'Sir, we remember that while He was still alive, that deceiver said, "After three days I will rise again."'
• Luke 24:1-9 : 1 On the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, carrying the spices they had prepared, and some other women were with them. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb. 3 But when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were perplexed about this, suddenly, two men stood by them in dazzling garments. 5 The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why are you looking for the living one among the dead?" 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, 7 "The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified, and on the third day rise again." 8 Then they remembered his words. 9 Returning from the tomb, they reported all these things to the eleven and to all the others. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who were telling these things to the apostles. 11 But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women. 12 But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there by themselves, and he went away, wondering what had happened. 13 On that same day, two of them were walking to a village named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about all the things that had happened. 15 As they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and began to walk with them. 16 But their eyes were restrained, so they did not recognize him. 17 He asked them, "What are you discussing as you walk along?" They stopped, looking sad. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, replied, "Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know what has happened in these days?" 19 He asked, "What things?" They replied, "The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. 20 The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him. 21 But we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. What is more, it is the third day since all this happened. 22 In addition, some women of our group amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning, 23 but did not find his body. They came back and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. 24 Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see him. 25 He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?" 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. 28 As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he were going farther. 29 But they urged him strongly, saying, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over." So he went in to stay with them. 30 When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it, and began to give it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he disappeared from their sight. 32 They said to each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?" 33 They got up at once and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the eleven and those with them, assembled together. 34 They were saying, "It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon." 35 Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread. 36 While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." 37 They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. 38 He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?" 39 Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have." 40 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. 41 And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?" 42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and some honeycomb, 43 and he took it and ate it before them. 44 He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms." 45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, "This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day. 47 And repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high. 50 Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and raising his hands, he blessed them. 51 While he was blessing them, he departed from them and was taken up to heaven. 52 And they worshipped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. 53 And they were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
• John 2:19-21 : 19 Jesus answered them, 'Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.' 20 They replied, 'It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and You are going to raise it in three days?' 21 But He was speaking about the temple of His body.